2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship

The 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3 racing cars.[1] It was the first Australian Formula 3 Championship,[2] with that title replacing the previous ‘’Formula 3 National Series’’.[3] The inaugural championship was won by Peter Hackett driving a Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo.

Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series with two races per round.[4]

Round Circuit State Date Round winner Car [4]
1 Oran Park [5] New South Wales 17–18 March [5] James Manderson [5] Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota
2 Wakefield Park [6] New South Wales 6 May [6] Peter Hackett [6] Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo
3 Phillip Island [7] Victoria 26–27 May [8]
4 Queensland Raceway [9] Queensland 22 July [9] Peter Hackett [9] Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo
5 Eastern Creek [10] New South Wales 19 August [10]
6 Sandown [11] Victoria 15 September [11]
7 Oran Park [12] New South Wales 25 November [12] Darren Palmer [12] Dallara F398 Opel Spiess

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten finishers in the Championship class at each race. One bonus point was awarded to the driver setting pole position for each race and a point was also awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap in each race.[4]

Class points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten class finishers at each race.[4]

Results

Position [4] Driver [4] No.[13] Car [4] Entrant [13] Rd1 R1 Rd1 R2 Rd2 R1 Rd2 R2 Rd3 R1 Rd3 R2 Rd4 R1 Rd4 R2 Rd5 R1 Rd5 R2 Rd6 R1 Rd6 R2 Rd7 R1 Rd7 R2 Total [4]
1 Peter Hackett 2 Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo Piccola Scuderia Corsa 21 10 21 17 22 21 22 22 21 12 - 12 20 17 238
2 Darren Palmer 4 Dallara F398 Opel Spiess BRM Motorsport 12 13 - 12 15 16 1 15 13 15 20 16 17 20 185
3 Daynom Templeman 20 Dallara F398 Opel Spiess BRM Motorsport 11 16 1 20 12 12 15 12 - 22 17 21 - - 159
4 Mike Beeley 14 Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota M Speed Racing 6 6 15 - 10 10 12 10 15 10 12 6 - 10 122
5 Chris Coombs 22 Dallara F395/6 TOM'S Toyota Chris Coombs - 3 12 10 6 6 10 6 8 8 3 - 10 1 83
6 Damien Digby 7 Dallara F395/6 TOM'S Toyota Paul Stephenson 4 8 10 - 8 8 6 3 10 4 10 2 - - 73
7 James Manderson 88 Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota Chas Jacobsen 15 20 - - - - - - - - - - 12 6 53
8 Glenn Coombs 6 Dallara F396 Mugen Honda Glenn Coombs - - 8 6 4 - 2 4 - - 6 8 4 3 45
9 Graeme Holmes 21 Reynard 913 Volkswagen Graeme Holmes 3 4 - 8 3 4 - - - - 4 - 6 6 38
10 David Choon 11 Dallara F396 Mugen Honda David Choon - 2 - - 2 4 - - 1 2 8 3 8 8 38
11 Chas Jacobsen 87 Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota Chas Jacobsen 8 - - - - - - - 6 3 2 4 - 4 27
12 John Boothman 12 Dallara F390 Alfa Romeo John Boothman 2 - - 4 - 2 4 2 4 1 - - 3 2 24
13 Fred Douglas 13 Dallara F396 Fiat Douglas Racing 1 - 6 - 1 3 3 - - - 1 1 1 - 17
Level 2
1 Frank Cascone 27 Dallara F391 Alfa Romeo Frank Cascone - - 20 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 190
2 Bill Maddocks 35 Richards 201B Volkswagen Bill Maddocks - 15 - - 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 170
3 Craig Smith 15 Reynard 903 Alfa Romeo Mike Beeley 20 20 - - - - - - 3 6 - - - - 49
Level 2 26mm
1 Peter Rees 5 Reynard 923 Honda Motor Improvements - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 200
2 Rod Anderson 37 Reynard 893 Volkswagen Rod Anderson - - - - 15 15 - - 15 - - 15 15 15 90

References

  1. Championship Agreement Reached, formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 29 July 2010
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. ‘’Australian Formula 3 Championship’’, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2001 Championship standings, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 29 July 2010
  5. 1 2 3 Manderson and Hackett come out firing at Oran Park, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  6. 1 2 3 Templeman throws down challenge to Hackett, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  7. Team Race Reports from Round 3 at Phillip Island, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  8. F3 heads to the Island next weekend, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  9. 1 2 3 Hackett hot in Queenland, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  10. 1 2 Flying at the Creek, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  11. 1 2 Furious action in Formula 3, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  12. 1 2 3 Palmer wins last round, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  13. 1 2 Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 25 March 2014

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